This book gives new insights into employment law by analysing a
neglected topic: remedies for breaches of employment rights. It
explores remedies in the wider context of compliance with, and
enforcement of, employment law through criminal law and other
regulatory techniques. The book argues that some of the remedies set
out in statute or at common law for working people are a poor 'fit'
for the employment rights they are supposed to protect. Employment
rights are often undervalued in the legal system, because remedies for
their infringement are subject to limitations not applicable to rights
in other settings. This limits their ability both to uphold the
dignity of working people and to deter breaches. Moreover, the
remedies on offer do not always suggest a sensible ranking of
employment rights in which fundamental rights attract stronger
remedies than other kinds of rights and interests. The book suggests
why some of these problems might have arisen and makes proposals for
reform. It also considers the wider implications for a system of
employment law that depends so heavily for its enforcement on working
people litigating to enforce their rights. Ranging widely across
theory and doctrine, and analysing criminal law, contract and tort as
well as statutory employment law, this book will be of interest to
academics and researchers seeking a deeper understanding of the
subject.
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A Study of Remedies in Employment Law
Product details
ISBN
9781509955282
Published
2024
Edition
1. edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury UK
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Author